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10 and especially those who (A)go after the flesh in its corrupt lust and (B)despise authority.

Daring, (C)self-willed, they do not tremble when they (D)blaspheme [a]glorious ones, 11 (E)whereas angels who are greater in strength and power do not bring a reviling judgment against them before the Lord. 12 But (F)these, like unreasoning animals, (G)born as creatures of instinct to be captured and killed, blaspheming where they have no knowledge, will in [b]the destruction of those creatures also be destroyed, 13 suffering unrighteousness as (H)the wages of their unrighteousness, considering it a pleasure to (I)revel in the (J)daytime—they are stains and blemishes, (K)reveling in their [c]deceptions, as they (L)feast with you, 14 having eyes full of adultery and unceasing sin, (M)enticing (N)unstable souls, having a heart trained in (O)greed—they are (P)accursed children. 15 Forsaking (Q)the right way, they have gone astray, having followed (R)the way of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved (S)the wages of unrighteousness, 16 but he received a rebuke for his own lawlessness, (T)for a mute donkey, speaking out with a voice of a man, restrained the madness of the prophet.

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  1. 2 Peter 2:10 Angels
  2. 2 Peter 2:12 Lit their destruction also
  3. 2 Peter 2:13 One early ms love feasts

10 and especially those who indulge in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.

Bold and wilful, they are not afraid to revile the glorious ones, 11 whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a reviling judgment upon them before the Lord. 12 But these, like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be caught and killed, reviling in matters of which they are ignorant, will be destroyed in the same destruction with them, 13 suffering wrong for their wrongdoing. They count it pleasure to revel in the daytime. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their dissipation,[a] carousing with you. 14 They have eyes full of adultery, insatiable for sin. They entice unsteady souls. They have hearts trained in greed. Accursed children! 15 Forsaking the right way they have gone astray; they have followed the way of Balaam, the son of Be′or, who loved gain from wrongdoing, 16 but was rebuked for his own transgression; a dumb ass spoke with human voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.

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  1. 2 Peter 2:13 Other ancient authorities read love feasts